The 7th Annual Defence Dialogue between India and Sri Lanka was held in New Delhi on February 23, 2023. It was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and his Sri Lankan counterpart General Kamal Gunaratne. During the meeting, the ongoing defence cooperation activities between the two countries were reviewed, with both sides agreeing to…
The Defence Research and Development Organziation (DRDO) is developing indigenous Advanced Self Protection Jammer (ASPJ) which will be equipped on Tejas LCA MK-1, MK-1A, MK-2 and Su- 30MKI fighter jets. As of now one (1) unit is undergoing Flight Testing; while another unit has been received for testing recently. TEJAS ASPJ will use 16 element…
India and Germany have agreed to partner on technology to make a transition to renewable energy easier, and deepen defence cooperation and trade during Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s first visit to India last week. Further, the chancellor said he would personally make an effort to expedite a trade agreement.
Lt Gen RS Reen took over as Director General Quality Assurance on February 24, 2023. A 1986-batch officer, Lt Gen Reen is an alumnus of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. The Officer had completed his BE (Electrical) from National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Specialisation in Radio Engineering and post-graduation in Communication Engineering from MC EME, Secunderabad….
The Indian Army intends to procure around 95 Prachand Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) and also 110 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to enhance the profile of its combat aviation wing. The Prachand helicopters will be fitted with the Helina missile, which has completed compatibility trials. Earlier, the Indian Army has inducted 3 LCHs with 2 on…
The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch two initial missions in the second half of this year under the Gaganyaan program. One mission will be completely unmanned and a female robot named ‘Vyommitra’ will be sent in the second one. About Gaganyaan Project – The Gaganyaan is an Indian crewed orbital spacecraft intended…
ICOMM, a group company of Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL), has signed a partnership and licensing agreement with UAE-based Caracal to locally manufacture small arms such as pistols and sniper rifles. As per the agreement, ICOMM will locally manufacture Caracal’s complete line of small arms for the Indian market at the company’s (ICOMM) manufacturing…
US based defence and aerospace firm Lockheed Martin’s Space division has been in talks with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian private sector firms in the space domain to explore collaboration opportunities. The company is looking out at specific areas for collaboration including of satellites, sensors and payloads, ground stations, mission solutions…
The “keel-laying” ceremony of two Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASWSWC) being built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL), for the Indian Navy, was recently held by the CSL. With this the shipyard has formally begin with the construction work on these two vessels – temporarily designated as BY524 and BY525. These vessels will basically be…
DPSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), DRDO, for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme. The MoU aims at leveraging the complementary strengths and capabilities of BEL and ADA, wherein both the parties will co-operate for the design, development, qualification, production and supply of…
